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1. A method, comprising: capturing, by a system comprising a processor, a stereoscopic image based on a view area from a reference point determined by the system, wherein the stereoscopic image comprises objects, and wherein the reference point includes an anticipated location of a user in a set amount of time; determining respective depth indication data for a set of objects based on respective depths of the set of objects, wherein the respective depths include respective distances determined between the reference point and the set of objects; converting the stereoscopic image to a monocular image, wherein the monocular image comprises the respective depth indication data for the set of objects, and wherein the converting the stereoscopic image to the monocular image comprises: determining that a first object of the set of objects is closer to the reference point than a second object of the set of objects, and that a third object of the set of objects is farther from the reference point than the second object; and artificially moving the second object relative to the first object and the third object in the monocular image, wherein the second object is interposed between the first object and the third object in the monocular image; initiating a presentation of the monocular image to a display device, wherein the monocular image simulates depth perception; detecting a movement of a gaze of the user from a distant object relative to the user to a closer object relative to the user; and generating, based on the detected movement of the gaze, a sound with a pitch that varies, wherein the variation in the pitch is a function of the movement of the gaze.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the converting the stereoscopic image to the monocular image further comprises: positioning a set of horizontal grid lines within the monocular image; and positioning a set of vertical grid lines within the monocular image, wherein the set of horizontal grid lines represent a first depth and the set of vertical grid lines represent a second depth, and wherein the set of objects are interposed among the set of horizontal grid lines and the set of vertical grid lines based on the respective depths.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the converting the stereoscopic image to the monocular image further comprises: positioning a first set of lines of a first color and a second set of lines of a second color within the monocular image, wherein the first color and the second color are different colors; and interposing the set of objects among the first set of lines and the second set of lines, wherein a perceived color of the first set of lines and the second set of lines indicates the depth perception.
4. A method, comprising: capturing, by a system comprising a processor, a stereoscopic image based on a view area from a reference point determined by the system, wherein the stereoscopic image comprises objects; determining respective depth indication data for a set of objects based on respective depths of the set of objects, wherein the respective depths include respective distances determined between the reference point and the set of objects; converting the stereoscopic image to a monocular image, wherein the monocular image comprises the respective depth indication data for the set of objects, and wherein the converting the stereoscopic image to the monocular image comprises: positioning a first set of lines of a first color and a second set of lines of a second color within the monocular image, wherein the first color and the second color are different colors; and interposing the set of objects among the first set of lines and the second set of lines, wherein a perceived color of the first set of lines and the second set of lines indicates depth perception, and wherein the interposing the set of objects comprises: locating a first object of the set of objects coincident with the first set of lines and the second set of lines based on a first determination that the first object is closer to the reference point than a first distance, wherein the first object obstructs a view of the first set of lines and the second set of lines in the monocular image; locating a second object of the set of objects between the first set of lines and the second set of lines based on a second determination that the second object is farther from the reference point than the first distance and closer than a second distance different than the first distance, wherein a view of the second object is obstructed by the first set of lines and the first color in the monocular image; and locating a third object of the set of objects behind the first set of lines and the second set of lines based on a third determination that the third object is farther from the reference point than the second distance, wherein the first set of lines and the second set of lines overlap the third object in the monocular image; and initiating a presentation of the monocular image to a display device, wherein the monocular image simulates depth perception.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the converting the stereoscopic image to the monocular image further comprises: altering a focus point of an object of the set of objects to result in an altered focus point, wherein spatial relationships between the objects of the set of objects is defined in the monocular image based on the altered focus point.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the converting the stereoscopic image to the monocular image further comprises: altering a darkness property of an object of the set of objects in the monocular image, wherein the darkness property indicates spatial relationships between the objects of the set of objects.
7. A method, comprising: capturing, by a system comprising a processor, a stereoscopic image based on a view area from a reference point determined by the system, wherein the stereoscopic image comprises objects; determining respective depth indication data for a set of objects based on respective depths of the set of objects, wherein the respective depths include respective distances determined between the reference point and the set of objects; converting the stereoscopic image to a monocular image, wherein the monocular image comprises the respective depth indication data for the set of objects, wherein the converting the stereoscopic image to the monocular image comprises: extending a series of lines from a perimeter of an object of the set of objects, wherein the series of lines intersect another series of lines that extend from another perimeter of another object of the set of objects, and wherein an intersection of the series of lines and the another series of lines indicates relative depths of the object and the another object; and initiating a presentation of the monocular image to a display device, wherein the monocular image simulates depth perception.
8. A method, comprising: capturing, by a system comprising a processor, a stereoscopic image based on a view area from a reference point determined by the system, wherein the stereoscopic image comprises objects; determining respective depth indication data for a set of objects based on respective depths of the set of objects, wherein the respective depths include respective distances determined between the reference point and the set of objects; converting the stereoscopic image to a monocular image, wherein the monocular image comprises the respective depth indication data for the set of objects, wherein the converting the stereoscopic image to the monocular image comprises: creating a transparent image of a first object of the set of objects, wherein the transparent image is larger than the first object and coincident with the first object; and creating another transparent image of a second object of the set of objects, wherein the another transparent image is larger than the second object and coincident with the second object, and wherein the transparent image and the another transparent image indicate depth perception; and initiating a presentation of the monocular image to a display device, wherein the monocular image simulates depth perception.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the initiating the presentation of the monocular image to the display device comprises initiating a display of the monocular image by a heads up display device.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display device includes at least one of: an eye, an eyeball object, glasses, a wearable device, a vehicle windshield, or a display screen.
11. A system, comprising: a memory operable to store executable components; a processor, coupled to the memory, operable to execute or facilitate execution of one or more of the executable components, the executable components comprising: a distance measurement manager configured to determine distance data that comprise respective distances for a set of objects in stereoscopic data representative of a stereoscopic view located within an area of view determined from a reference point, wherein the reference point includes an anticipated location of a user in a set amount of time, and wherein the anticipated location is calculated based on a current speed and a direction of movement of the user; a conversion manager configured to transform the stereoscopic data to monocular data representative of a monocular view that comprises indications of the respective distances; an object manipulation component configured to artificially move one or more objects of the set of objects relative to one or more other objects of the set of objects within the monocular data to demonstrate relative distances between the one or more objects and the one or more other objects; and an output manager configured to convey the monocular data to a display device, wherein the monocular view representative of the monocular data facilitates simulation of depth perception of the set of objects on the display device; and a camera, coupled to the processor and the memory, configured to detect a movement of a gaze of the user from a distant object relative to the user to a closer object relative to the user, wherein the output manager is further configured to control generation of a sound with a pitch that varies, based on the detected movement of the gaze, and wherein the variation in the pitch is a function of the movement of the gaze.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the executable components further comprise: a line placement component configured to arrange a set of vertical lines and a set of horizontal lines within the monocular view representative of the monocular data, wherein the set of vertical lines represent a first distance from the reference point and the set of horizontal lines represent a second distance from the reference point, and wherein the object manipulation component is configured to interpose the set of objects relative to the set of vertical lines and the set of horizontal lines based on the respective distances from the reference point for the set of objects.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein: the set of objects comprise a first object, a second object, and a third object, to artificially move the one or more objects of the set of objects relative to the one or more other objects of the set of objects within the monocular data, the object manipulation component is configured to artificially move at least the first object within the monocular view representative of the monocular data, and the first object, the second object, and the third object are layered as a function of the respective distances from the reference point for the set of objects.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the executable components further comprise an image point component configured to alter a focus point of an object of the set of objects based on a distance of the respective distances, and wherein the focus point facilitates simulation of a spatial relationship between at least two objects of the set of objects on the display device.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the object manipulation component is configured to alter respective brightness contrasts of at least two objects of the set of objects within the monocular view on the display device, and wherein the respective brightness contrasts facilitate simulation of a spatial relationship between the at least two objects on the display device.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the output manager is configured to initiate a display of the monocular view on a heads up display during operation of a vehicle associated with the heads up display.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device comprising executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform or control performance of operations that comprise: determine respective distance data for a set of objects in a stereoscopic image captured based on a determined view area, wherein the distance data is based on respective distances between a reference point and the set of objects, wherein the reference point includes an anticipated location of a user in a set amount of time, and wherein the anticipated location is calculated based on a current speed and a direction of movement of the user; generate a monocular image based on the stereoscopic image, wherein the monocular image comprises the set of objects and the respective distance data; determine that a first object of the set of objects is closer to the reference point than a second object of the set of objects, and that a third object of the set of objects is farther from the reference point than the second object; artificially move the second object within the monocular image, wherein the second object is determined to be interposed between the first object and the third object in the monocular image; render the monocular image on a display device, wherein the monocular image simulates spatial relationships between objects that includes the first object, the second object, and the third object of the set of objects; detect a movement of a gaze of the user from a distant object relative to the user to a closer object relative to the user; and generate, based on the detected movement of the gaze, a sound with a pitch that varies, wherein the variation in the pitch is a function of the movement of the gaze.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise: incorporate a set of vertical lines of a first color and a set of horizontal lines of a second color within the monocular image, wherein the objects of the set of objects are interposed among the set of vertical lines and the set of horizontal lines.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise: locate a first object, of the set of objects, that is coincident with the set of vertical lines and the set of horizontal lines based on a first determination that the first object is closer to the reference point than a first distance, wherein the first object obstructs a view of the set of vertical lines and the set of horizontal lines in the monocular image; locate a second object, of the set of objects, between the set of vertical lines and the set of horizontal lines based on a second determination that the second object is farther from the reference point than the first distance and closer than a second distance different than the first distance, wherein a view of the second object is obstructed by one of the set of vertical lines or the set of horizontal lines in the monocular image; and locate a third object, of the set of objects, behind the set of vertical lines and the set of horizontal lines based on a third determination that the third object is farther from the reference point than the second distance, wherein the set of vertical lines and the set of horizontal lines overlap the third object in the monocular image.
20. The system of claim 12 , wherein to interpose the set of objects, the object manipulation component is configured to: locate a first object, of the set of objects, coincident with the set of vertical lines and the set of horizontal lines based on a first determination that the first object is closer to the reference point than the first distance, wherein the first object obstructs a view of the set of vertical lines and the set of horizontal lines in the monocular data; locate a second object, of the set of objects, between the set of vertical lines and the set of horizontal lines based on a second determination that the second object is farther from the reference point than the first distance and closer than the second distance different than the first distance, wherein a view of the second object is obstructed by one of the set of vertical lines and the set of horizontal lines in the monocular data; and locate a third object, of the set of objects, behind the set of vertical lines and the set of horizontal lines based on a third determination that the third object is farther from the reference point than the second distance, wherein the set of vertical lines and the set of horizontal lines overlap the third object in the monocular data.
21. The system of claim 11 , wherein the executable components further comprise an intersection simulation component configured to: extend a series of lines from a perimeter of an object of the set of objects, wherein the series of lines intersect another series of lines that extend from another perimeter of another object of the set of objects, and wherein an intersection of the series of lines and the another series of lines indicates relative depths of the object and the another object.
22. The system of claim 11 , wherein the executable components further comprise an overlay component configured to: create a transparent image of a first object of the set of objects, wherein the transparent image is larger than the first object and coincident with the first object; and create another transparent image of a second object of the set of objects, wherein the another transparent image is larger than the second object and coincident with the second object, and wherein the transparent image and the another transparent image indicate depth perception.
23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise: extend a series of lines from a perimeter of an object of the set of objects, wherein the series of lines intersect another series of lines that extend from another perimeter of another object of the set of objects, and wherein an intersection of the series of lines and the another series of lines indicate relative depths of the object and the another object.
24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise: create a transparent image of the first object of the set of objects, wherein the transparent image is larger than the first object and coincident with the first object; and create another transparent image of the second object of the set of objects, wherein the another transparent image is larger than the second object and coincident with the second object, and wherein the transparent image and the another transparent image indicate depth perception.
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May 21, 2019
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